I would love to tour the Southland In a traveling minstrel show Yes I'd love to tour the Southland In a traveling minstrel show Yes I'm dying to be a star and make them laugh Sound just like a record on the phonograph Those days are gone forever Over a long time ago, oh yeahI have never met NapoleonBut I plan to find the time I have never met NapoleonBut I plan to find the time 'Cause he looks so fine upon that hill They tell me he was lonely, he's lonely stillThose days are gone foreverOver a long time ago, oh yeah

I stepped up on the platform The man gave me the newsHe said, You must be joking son Where did you get those shoes?Where did you get those shoes?

Well, I've seen 'em on the TV, the movie show They say the times are changing but I just don't know These things are gone forever Over a long time ago, oh yeah